Buffer for vessels.



Patented. June 30, 1914.

B. PUSKS & A. 'lARLWl BUFFER FOR VESSELS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1914.

@il M BLINT PUSKS AND ANDY TRIAN, OF WINDBER, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUFFER FOR VESSELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1914.

Application filed March 28, 1914. SerialiNo. 827,873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, BLINT PUsns and ANDY TAEIAN, subjects of the King of Hungary, residing at lVindber, in the county of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buffers for Vessels, of which the following. is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to buffers for vessels, and has for its object to provide means, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, capable of being secured to the bow o-f a vessel and setting up a bufling action when the vessel strikes an obstruction whereby shock is re` duced to a minimum and the bow of the vessel protected.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a buffer for the purpose set forth, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, readily set up and inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to he understood that changes, variations and modications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

ln the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views :"Figure 1 is a side elevation of a buffer in accordance with this invention, showing the adaptation thereof in connection with the bow of a vessel. Fig. 2 is a top plan view partly in section and partly broken away of a buffer in accordance with this invention showing the adaptation thereof in connection with the bow of a vessel, and Fig. 3 is a sectional detail illustrating a guide.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 4 denotes the bow of a vessel which has attached thereto a buffer in accordance with this invention, the buffer projecting forwardly from the bow and rearwardly upon the sides of the hull of the vessel. Secured to the sides of the hull of the vessel at the bow thereof is a vertically disposed bracket 5, which is provided with openings for the passage of the reduced portion 6 of guide members 7.

The reference characters 8 and 9 denote a pair of inclined shields and which project forwardly of the how 4, are arranged at the sides of the hull and each of which has formed integral with its inner face a series of guide members 7. The reduced portion 6 of the guidemembers 7 are spaced from the inner face of the said shields and the said guide members 7 are triangular in cross section and travel in vV-shaped guides 1() secured by holdfast devices 11, to the sides of the hull of the vessel.y The guide members 7 project forwardly from the bow and have their forward ends reduced as at 12 and spaced from the inner faces of the shields 9 and the said reduced portions 12, have'their forward termini enlarged as at 13 and formed with openings 14. The enlarged termini of the reduced portions 12 of the guide members 7 carried by the shields 8, are arranged at each side of a vertically disposed bar 15 which is triangular in plan and the enlarged termini 13 of the reduced portions 12 of the guides 7 of the shields 9 are arranged at the other side of the rod 13 and extending through said enlarged termini 13 and the bar 15 are coupling members 16 which are headed at each end as at 17 whereby the bar 15 and the guide members 7 are connected together.

Secured to the prow of the vessel is a vertically extending row of brackets 19, each of which is provided with a projecting lug 2O which opposes a forwardly projecting lug 21 of the rear face of the bar 15. Surrounding thelugs 2O are the inner ends of coiled springs 22 and surrounding the lugs 21 are the forward ends of the coiled springs 22 and the function of said springs is to normally maintain the bu'er extended with respect to the bow of the vessel.

Loosely mounted upon the reduced p01- tion 6 of the guide 7 carried by the shield 8 is a vertically disposed bar 23 and which abuts against the shoulder 24 forming a part of the said guide 7. The guides 7 carried by the shields 9 have loosely mounted on their reduced portion 6 a vertically disposed bar 23. Mounted upon the reduced portion 6 and interposed between the brackets 5 and bars 23 are coiled springs which assist in maintaining the buffer projected with respect to the bow 4. The reduced portion 6 of the guides 7 at each side of the vessel have their rear termini provided with heads 26 which are connected together by a vertically disposed upright 27. Morino ed npon the how i ie a bracket 28 through which extentie a bar having' its rear end proifided with a head 30 and its forward end connected to the top of the bar l5 as at 30,

TWhat We claim is:-

l, A butler comprising' a pair of shields, a spring controlled vertically disposed bar adapted to be arranged 'forwardly of the pronv oit' a vessel, guides adapted to loe seciu-ed to the Siders of the vessel at the how thereof` Spring controlled guide members integral with :said Shields1 Slidingin Said guides and haring their inward ends* con nected to Said bar` and means adapted 'to he carried hy the Seiden of the vessel and engaginzgh with the ,quille members 'for lin'liting the forward movement thereof.

A hn'lfer for Vessels comprising a spring' controlled vertically disposed bar arranged forwardly of the prow of the vessel,

oppositely disposed inclined sprin` controlled shields looeely connected at their forL Ward ends to said bar, and means for limitinnl the forward movements of Said shields.

2:3. A buffer for vessels comprising a vertically disposed Spring controlled bar adaptY ed to be arranged forwardly of the prow of the vessel, Yforwardly projectinginclined Shields Iadapted to be arranged at the sides ol the Vessel, Spring controlled guiding means for said shields connected to said bar, and means for siidably connecting' said gnid ing means to the sides or' the reeeel and for 'fin-ther limitingd the forward movement of Said `ggnidingnl; means.

ln testimony whereof We a'l'lix our ,signan turel in the presence of two witnesses.

BLINT ri/Teinte. ANDY TIHAN. -Witnesses PAUL Sino, E. C. MAXWELL.

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Washington, D. C. 

